Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie
2007, German. Directed by Miguel Alexandre.
Based on a true story, Miguel Alexandre's two-part drama focuses on an East German woman and the fight for her children. Spring 1982: Sara Bender, living with her daughters Silvia and Sabine in the East German town of Erfurt, wants to marry her colleague Peter, but shortly before the wedding, her father is killed in a road accident. As the funeral takes place in West Germany, she isn't allowed to got there, so she starts planning to leave her communist home country forever. Trying to flee via Romania, she is caught by the secret service. After years in jail, Sara is ransomed by the West German government, but without her daughters. To draw the world's attention on her desperate situation, she starts demonstrating at the Berlin border crossing Checkpoint Charlie
- Runtime
- 3h 1m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Miguel AlexandreDirector
- Veronica FerresSara Bender
- Peter KremerPeter Koch
- Filip PeetersRichard Panter
- Michael SchenkHans Wimpel
- Karl KranzkowskiHorst Seelig
- Maria EhrichSilvia Bender
- Elisa SchlottSabine Bender
- Peggy LukacMarlene Engel
- Winnie BöweBritta Sandfuß
- Charlotte SchwabAenne Bubach
- Julia JägerRegina Pries
- Götz SchubertMartin Pries
Details
- Released
- 28 September 2007
- Country
- Germany
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Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie runs 181 minutes (3h 1m).
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Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 September 2007. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie?
Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) was directed by Miguel Alexandre and stars Veronica Ferres, Peter Kremer, Filip Peeters.